&male; Cody

What does Cody mean?

Cody▼ as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Cody) is pronounced KO-dee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Cody is "helper". Transferred use of the Irish surname Ó Cuidighthigh that was originally a byname for a helpful person, or of Mac Óda, a personal name of uncertain origin. Use as a given name has been influenced by Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), the showman of the Wild West.

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How popular is Cody?

Cody is a very prominent first name for males (#246 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1739 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Cody reached its peak position of #24 in the U.S. in 1993, and is presently at #256. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)

Which version is better?

Codey, Codie, Coty and Kody(#830 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are the prominent alternative forms of Cody (#256). These forms of Cody were popular 2 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.1%) and have become significantly less popular since (USAGE 0.09%, 92% LESS), with versions such as Codey becoming less trendy.